Parallel optical interconnect between ceramic BGA packages on FR4 board using embedded waveguides and passive optical alignments

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 799-805

  Karppinen, Mikko ^a   Alajoki, Teemu ^a   Tanskanen, Antti ^a   Kataja, Kari ^a   Mäkinen, Jukka Tapani ^a   Kautio, Kari ^a   Karioja, Pentti ^a   Immonen, Marika ^b   Kivilahti, Jorma ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Aspocomp Group Oyj   (Finland)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; BIT ERROR RATE; MOUNTINGS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SUBSTRATES;

LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC (LTCC); OPTICAL ALIGNMENTS; OPTICAL COUPLING; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 33845568155     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2006.1645749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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